Week 23 recap-Still going strong(ish)

Last week was one of those weeks where I just felt very ‘meh’ about running. I seriously considered skipping one of my runs, and another ended up being a bit of a mess. On the bright side, my long run went surprisingly well, and week 24 is a ‘step-back’ week so it certainly wasn’t all bad 🙂

Sunday: Scheduled-Cross. Actual-60+ min walk. My long run the day before had been rather pokey, so my legs weren’t feeling sore or hurtful in any way.

Monday: Scheduled-Rest. Actual-3.5mi run.

Tuesday: Scheduled-4.0mi run. Actual-8.0mi run. I was excited to get this out of the way a day early. I can’t seem to get myself out of bed in the morning to run lately, and I have NOT been looking forward to my midweek long run.

Wednesday: Scheduled-8.0mi run. Actual-Rest.

Thursday: Scheduled-4.0mi run. Actual-3.5mi run.

Friday: Scheduled-Rest. Actual-Rest.

Saturday: Scheduled-16mi run. Actual-16mi run. I started out almost an hour earlier than the week before, and planned on doing 2 out and backs; one was 6.5mi and the other was 1.5mi. I didn’t stop to buy a Gatorade and hang out at Cumberland Farms, and it was nice and cool when I started out. These two things helped me finish 16miles in less time than 15miles took me the week before. Not to mention starting earlier means finishing earlier which in theory meant I had more of my day to do things, but ‘things’ ended up being laying around reading. Ah well 🙂

My long run was at an average pace of 12:37, which is pretty much spot on for where I’d like to be for the marathon. It’s not super fast by any means, but I wasn’t in any pain at all and actually felt as though I could have kept going. My goal ultimately is to finish and not want to die, so this run helped with my confidence a bit. Not to mention it’s now officially the longest I have run ever 🙂